The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-31

assite court building. Public buildingt
and private residences were decorated.
The streets through which her majesty
passed were epanned by triumphal arches,
and thronged with people. The reception
given the queen WAS hearty and enthusias.
tic.
Miss Chamberlain, the American beauty
will remain in England until April.
Bismarck has donated 100, 900 marks
to the corporation OF Osnabruck for the
formation OF 1auseuut.
The kaisers expressions OF belief in the
maintenance Of peace are everywhere the
subject OF comment. At Bismarck din.
ner it was the common topic Of CONVERSE.
ton. The general opinion is the crisis is
over and that a period OF quiet 10 com.
mencing: Bismarck said to a foreign min.
lister: II rejoice on account OF the emper-
or's happy anniversary, and especially
that the political horizon 10 now cleared.
TIE commissioner OF Indian affairs has
received telegram from Agent Upshaw, OF
Tongue River agency, Montana, saying
that there was no truth in tho statements
published that the Northern Cheyennea
he was we'll supplied, and that tho Indians
were getting fair rations, all that they
needed in fact. This confirms the state.
ment telegraphed some days ago at the time
! OF the reports.
An army officer rsiterates the avowal
made last fall that it was the purpose OF
the war department to abandon at an
early day all tho smaller interior posts ii,
Dakota and Montana. and gradually gath.
or the companies at Fort Smelling: The
posts along the edge 81 the great Sioux
reservation in Dakota will first be aban.
doned, beginning with Fort Abraham Lin.
coin and following with Fort Yates, Sully
md Randall. 1t is thought that Niobrara
and Robinson in Nebraska will be sufficient
to control the Sioux, who ale nearly de:
pendent. upon the government for food
now. Besides, Fort Meade in the Black
| Hills will be allowed to stand for some
years yet.
Mrs. Nat Goodwin, better known as Eliza
Weathershy, tho burlesque actress, has
been lying at the point OF death in her
home in New York: She had been ailing Tor
six or seven years, and short time ago it
was decided to perform an operation in or
der to relieve her sufferings. This was done
but she did not rally from tho shock, but
died. She was thirty.eight years old.
At Methodist party in a school house
at MilIvil'e, N. Y, the floor gave way and
fifteen persons were severely bruised, burn.
| ed and scalded and sustained fractures OF
the limbs. No deaths.
! NJ. Meunier, the veteran editor OF La
Courier DIES Etas Unis of New York, is six.
ty years old, and looks like Louis Napo-
| leon. He is the Nestor of the French press
| OF New York.
John G. Hoalzet was turned over to Ser
| gcant Keller OF Milw aukee, Wis.,, at the
Jefferson Market police court. New York.
| He will be taken to Milwaukee to be tried
on charge OF attempting to poison his un-
Gle, whose wife he is in love with. The un.
Gle carries a heavy life insurance.
| Postoflices established: Dakota: Tripp,
Hutchinson county. Postmasters COM
Observation-Disclosures: Bartram J. Inlay;
! Theodore, Carrie A.. Hubbard. Iowa:
Salem, D. Burden. Wisconsin,: Holman,
Z. McHugh. Fourth. pcatmasters
appointed-Dakota: New Salem, L. E.
tor, g. Theobold; Avon, L. T. Bless;
Blancoe, h b. PEARSON. Minnesota:
Shanhassed, G.. J. Bradley. Wisconsin:
Little Falls, j. C. Schneider.
| Interest in the ocean race between the
schooner yachts Dauntless and Coronet in
creases as day follows day. Nota word has
been received concerning the actual situa-
ton OF the yachts since the steamer Brit.
ish Prince sighted them about five hundred
miles east OF Sandy Hook on the morning
| of March II.
! Arrangements have been made for the
contest between Jimmy Mitchell OF Phila-
They are to fight for $4,000, the diamond
telt and the lightweight championship OF
America. The fight will come off within ons
| hundred miles OF Philadelphia on Tuesday,
| March 20. Only fifteen men on each side
will be allowed to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worloge OF Minerva, Ohio,
| were rendered insane because their daugh.
| ter was deserted by Charles Bremen who
| was engaged to marry her. The girl is dy.
| ing in consequence.
Gladstone has cabled the following mes
| sage to Charles A. Dana OF New York in
| acknowledgment OF the cable dispatch sent
ment OF his Irish policy by the mass meet.
ing OF citizens recently: I am very sensi-
! BILE OF the value OF the sympathy which
! from the first we have received from the
American people in our efforts to secure
| Just measurements OF good government for
lreland-a sympathy which feel sure will
continue until this just policy shall attain
its coming contamination.
Gladstone's denunciation of the use Of
cloture to curtail the debates on the urgen.
cy motion and coercion, has forced the
government to reconsider the subject. The
ministry has decided not to permit pro.
longation OF discussion, but will insist that
the house forgo it's easter vacation unless
the coercion bill be passed before the holi.
days. section OF the Gladstonian party
| is disconnected with Gladstone's half.veiled
| approval of the plan OF campaign. Eng.
lish Home Rulers and Parnel!ites are de.
lighted with the speech. Balfour, introduc-
| ing the coercion bill, will respond to Glad.
stones challenge to the government and
state what crime exists that justified the
adoption OF the measure. The Dublin ex-
ecutive has prepared a statement designed
to assist Balfour in proving that the plan
OF campaign is being directed against trade
men who are creditors offarmers belonging
to the National league. The Parnellites
will maintain that the plan is strictly con.
fined to arguments respecting rent. In re.
spouse to the circular asking their views,
the Irish Wesleyan ministers, with six ex.
ceptions, replied that they opposed home
rule.
Manitoba Free Press: A gentleman in
from the Macleod district said the past
winter had been far the severest felt since
ranching was begun there. The snow was
deep and tho thermometer ran down into
the forties. Cattle had in consequence.
suffered a good deal. The range CATTLE
which have been on the ranches for some
years and are consequently habituated to
the climate, weathered the winter with the
loss OF about 10 per cent, but the mortal
ity was much larger among the cattle
brought in last summer from Ontario and
Montana, and known as 'pilgrims." From
20 to 80 per cent. of these died. The
weather has been fine and warm for weeks,
and the snow has vanished from the
ground.
New York Special: A syndicate has been
formed. including Senator Payne and
Messrs. Burke and Richie of Ohio, Erastus
Wiman and "A. 3. Boardman of New York
and ]. McLaren of Ottawa. to purchase
the best part of Canada. For this pur.
pose a company will be organized with a
capital OF $4,000, 900. Every iron mine
in the province will be bought up by this
company, and it is expected that the min
eral developments will be the richest in the
world. Mr.. Richie OF Akron, Ohio, is
said to be the originator OF the scheme.
One Bragdon, alias St. Clair, who has
been Fleeing pension claiments by repre-
senting himself as an officer OF the bureau,
and receiving money for promise to pro.
mote action on their claims, has been ar
rested at Kansas City. It is said that
this is not his first offense.